Tang Aoqing, or Au-Chin Tang, was a Chinese theoretical chemist and educator, known as the "Father of Quantum Chemistry" in China.
18 Facts About Tang Aoqing
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Tang Aoqing established the Department of Chemistry of Jilin University, and served as President of the university from 1978 to 1986.
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Tang Aoqing was a founding member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.
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Tang Aoqing established the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 1986 and served as its first president.
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Tang Aoqing entered the Department of Chemistry of Peking University in the summer of 1936.
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In Kunming, the universities combined their diminished resources to form the temporary National Southwestern Associated University, where Tang Aoqing continued his studies.
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However, Sino-American relations deteriorated after the Chinese Civil War broke out, and Tang Aoqing studied chemistry at Columbia University instead of nuclear physics.
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Tang Aoqing founded the university's Department of Chemistry, and served as Vice President of the university from 1956.
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Tang Aoqing was elected a founding member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955 and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science in 1981.
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Tang Aoqing's research was mainly focused on quantum chemistry, polymer chemistry, and polymer physics.
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Tang Aoqing later made contributions to the ligand field theory and developed three graph theorems of molecular orbital.
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Tang Aoqing co-authored eight monographs and was conferred four consecutive State Natural Science Awards, an unprecedented achievement.
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Tang Aoqing is widely considered the "Father of Quantum Chemistry" in China.
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In 1986, Tang Aoqing established the National Natural Science Foundation of China and served as its first president.
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Tang Aoqing died on 15 July 2008 in Beijing, at the age of 92.
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Tang Aoqing was a delegate to the 2nd and 3rd National People's Congress.
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Tang Aoqing was a member of 6th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the 7th and 8th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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Tang Aoqing was a deputy to the 10th, 11th and 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.